Vanguard summit: Mental health neglect threatens Nigeria’s stability – Sheikh
…Charges FG to enforce 2021 Act, expand services By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s neglect of mental health is threatening social stability, weakening public trust and deepening despair among young people struggling with insecurity, and diminishing their confidence in the future, Professor Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, a leading psychiatrist, has warned. Sheikh, a professor of psychiatry and psychopharmacology, […]
Idris blames malaria prevalence on behaviour
AS malaria still accounts for over 60 percent of outpatient cases in Lagos, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has blamed the high prevalence of malaria on behavioural factors.
NIMR-AMANET seek professional excellence for researchers
Nigerian researchers have been tasked to observe strict compliance of professional ethics with a view to ensuring better research outcomes in the country. Participants at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)/ AMANET Research ethics symposium series tagged:
IMSI: Only the best sperm is ‘man’ enough
GOOD news for Nigerian couples faced with the challenge of male-factor infertility that is attributable to the problem of low sperm count and poor sperm motility. Such couples now have access to IMSI – a novel assisted reproduction technique that boosts chances of men with the problem of low sperm count and low sperm motility to father their own biological children.
WHO report shows 50% decrease in confirmed cases of malaria
A total of 11 African countries showed a greater than 50 per cent reduction in either confirmed malaria cases or malaria admissions and deaths over the past decade, a new World Malaria Report has revealed .
Child survival: Nigeria obtains N1.5bn lifeline from Japan
HOPE has been rekindled for the fortunes of child survival strategies and programmes in Nigeria, following the commitment of N1.5 billion (US$10.4 million) grant by the government of Japan.
